Opera Guild of Northern Virginia

February 2011

Opera Lafayette presents: Le Magnifique
February 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Washington Performing Arts Society: Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
February 15, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Washington National Opera: Madama Butterfly
February 26 - Mar 10, 2011
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Washington National Opera: Plácido Domingo Celebrity Series: Juan Diego Flórez
February 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

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March 2011

Washington National Opera: Plácido Domingo Celebrity Series: Bryn Terfel
March 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Opera Guild Lecture - Puccinni, Madame Butterfly, and The Girl from the Golden West
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Arlington Central Library
1015 N Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201


The Board of the Opera Guild is pleased to invite you to its first lecture in 2011. Board Member Mark Heffington, who also chairs the Guild’s Lecture Program, will introduce Dr. Michele Giacolone, (speaker) from the Italian Cultural Institute in Wash. DC

Dr. Michele Giacolone, Public Relations Officer, Italian Cultural Institute, brings with him the image of Italy as a center of cultural diffusion from classical time to the present. Dr. Giacolone brings also a life time of interest in opera---not surprising of an Italian whose country gave opera to the world. He has also worked in the past with stage directors like Bolognini, Zeffirelli, Pizzi.

Met Opera's Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
March 19, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 6:30 p.m. local time

Metropolitan Opera
Expected Running time: 4 hours

Vocal Arts Society: Christine Brewer, soprano
March 23, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Opera Guild Happy Hour
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
5:00-8:00pm
Front Page in Ballston
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22203

How about helping the Opera Guild Nova establish a new children’s chorus, one with children whose families come from El Salvador? Twenty children are excited and happy ONLY children whose families came from El Salvador are going to be in this Chorus. They have NEVER been asked to sing BECAUSE their families came from El Salvador. They will sing favorite folksongs known by their grandparents. Cheer this special happening. As they begin to learn more about their “home country” and its music, they will share with our community the cultural arts that their families brought in their hearts to this country. Please contact Miriam Miller for more information or would like to get involved at: 703-536-7557/mcdm1@verizon.net

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April 2011

Virginia Opera Presents - Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly
April 1, 2011, 8:00 pm
April 3, 2011, 2:00 pm
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Fairfax, VA
http://www.vaopera.org/

Opera Lafayette presents: Acis and Galatea
April 5, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Met Opera Presents Rossini’s Le Comte Ory - New Production
April 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 6:30 p.m. local time

Metropolitan Opera
Expected Running time: 3 hours

Young Concert Artists Series: Jennifer Johnson, mezzo-soprano
April 11, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Opera Guild Reading Rally
Saturday, April 23, 2011
opens at 11 AM and starts at noon
$15/person
NRECA Building
4301 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203

On April 23, 2011, the Opera Guild of Northern Virginia will host the Reading Rally. This is an ambitious, exciting undertaking. To make it a big success we need you to be there. Lunch starts at noon and is $15 per seat. NRECA is supplying the venue, which is on the corner of Wilson & Taylor in Arlington. With your involvement in the Reading Rally each one of us can signal our support toward improving our community’s interest in fostering the pleasure and long term habit of reading. Let’s make being a member of a book club an “IN THING”. Let’s make being a Reader stylish!!

Reserve a seat at lunch on Saturday, April 23. $15 per seat. Reserve a table of 10, treat a librarian, treat a few high school students in Advance Placement History, Literature, who might be considering becoming a librarian or a writer. Listen to Natalie Wexler and David O. Stewart, our authors de jour, who will discuss their books and share their own journeys in writing and eventually becoming published.

Met Opera Presents Strauss’s Capriccio
April 23, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, May 11, 2011, 6:30 p.m. local time

Metropolitan Opera
Expected Running time: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Met Opera Presents Verdi’s Il Trovatore
April 30, 2011 at 1:00 pm ET
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 6:30 p.m. local time

Metropolitan Opera
Expected Running time: 3 hours, 15 minutes

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May 2011

Washington National Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride
May 6 - 28, 2011
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Washington National Opera: Don Pasquale
May 13 - 27, 2011
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Met Opera Presents Wagner’s Die Walküre – New Production
May 14, 2011 at 12:00 pm ET
Regal Ballston Common 12
671 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 527-9730
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 6:30 p.m. local time

Metropolitan Opera
Expected Running time: 5 hours, 30 minutes

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June 2011

A “Mostly Latin” Celebration
June 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
4301 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22203
Admission & Parking: Free. Donations greatly appreciated

Come celebrate with the Guild when Arlingtonian Jose Sacin, Peru’s greatest baritone, sings familiar arias. Together with the Alturas Duo, Jose Sacin will also perform popular Zarzuela arias, and songs of Manuel de Falla, beloved Chilean and Latin American folk songs. Hearing the Alturas Duo will be like sitting in the finest concert halls in Peru, Chile or Bolivia. Their string instruments are rarely heard in North America.

Meet the Children’s Salvadorian Chorus the same evening. They will perform songs from their families’ home country under the direction of Guild Member, Prudencia Chism. Formed in response to a request to Walter Tejada from Adas Israel Congregation for a planned tribute to honor the heroic actions of Col. Jose Arturos Castellanos, a diplomat from El Salvador during WWII. Michael Barrios and Tony Hawkins will accompany the new chorus. This short perform-ance was previously performed on May 1,2011.

innovativi Riverbend Opera presents Offenbach’s Les contes d'Hoffmann
June 10, 7:30 PM, Potomac, MD
June 14, 7:30 PM, Washington, DC
June 17, 7:30 PM, Falls Church, VA
June 19, 5:00 PM, Fairfax, VA
http://www.riverbendopera.com/

In Concert with Projected English surtitles

Wolf Trap Opera Presents - Mozart's Zaide – New Production
Friday, June 11 at 8 pm
Sunday, June 13 at 3 pm
Tuesday, June 15 at 8 pm
Saturday, June 19 at 7:30 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrapopera.org/

Sung in German with supertitles

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July 2011

Concert version of Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 8 pm
Hylton Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, VA 20110
http://www.hyltoncenter.org/

Patrick Blackwell and Reyna Carguill perform the roles of lovers Porgy and Bess, while John Fulton sings Crown and Chauncey Packer portrays Sportin’ Life.

Wolf Trap Opera Presents - Rossini's The Turk in Italy
Friday, July 9 at 8 pm
Sunday, July 11 at 3 pm
Tuesday, July 13 at 8 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrapopera.org/

Il Turco in Italia – New Production
In Italian with English supertitles

Puccini's "Il tabarro" and "Gianni Schicchi"
Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 8 pm
Hylton Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, VA 20110
http://www.hyltoncenter.org/

"Gianni Schicchi" will feature baritone Corey Crider in the title role, and Joyce El-Khoury as Gianni Schicchi's daughter, Lauretta. El-Khoury is currently a member of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

Wolf Trap Opera Presents - Latin Days, American Nights
Sunday, July 18 at 3 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrapopera.org/

Recital with Steven Blier at The Barns

American Music Concert honoring 150th Anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 8pm
Hylton Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, VA 20110
http://www.hyltoncenter.org/

Concert with feature mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves and music by Ferde Grofe, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Foster. Joshua Weilerstein, winner of the 2009 Malko Competition for Young Conductors, will conduct Bernstein's "Symphonic Dances" from "West Side Story.

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August 2011

Wolf Trap Opera Presents - Invitation to the Dance
Sunday, August 1 at 3 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrapopera.org/

Recital with Steven Blier at The Barns

Wolf Trap Opera Presents - Britten's A Midsummer Night’s Dream — New Production
Friday, August 13 at 8 pm
Sunday, August 15 at 3 pm
Tuesday, August 17 at 8 pm
The Barns at Wolf Trap
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrapopera.org/

In English with supertitles

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September 2011

Washington National Opera Presents - Tosca
September 10-24, 2011
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Production: The Dallas Opera
In Italian with English supertitles

Racette/Ushakova, Porretta/Hughes Jones, Held/Hendricks
Conductor Domingo/Gursky, Director Kneuss, Original Production Chazalettes

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October 2011

Fall Fundraiser Concert
Sunday, October 2, 2011
3:00 PM
Walker Chapel Church
4102 North Glebe Road
Arlington, Virginia 22207

Featuring:
Lyric Coloratura Soprano, Jessica Stecklein and Opera Guild’s own Artistic Director and Baritone, Jose Sacin, performing excerpts from Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto.

Donations are accepted; please give generously.
All proceeds will assist in bringing an opera to local school children with the Opera Guild’s spring opera production of “Monkey See, Monkey Do.”

Virginia Opera Presents - Aida
October 14 and October 16, 2011
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Fairfax, VA
http://www.vaopera.org/

Monkey See Monkey Do - Children's Opera
October 23 at 3:00 pm
October 24 – 26 at 10:15 am
Kenmore Middle School
200 S. Carlin Springs Rd
Arlington, VA 22207
Tickets will be $4 for students

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November 2011

Washington National Opera Presents - Lucia di Lammermoor
November 10-19, 2011
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Production: English National Opera

In Italian with English supertitles

Coburn/Petrova, Pirgu/Dolgov, Chioldi/Mulligan, Palazzi/Pecchioli
Conductor Auguin, Director Alden

Washington National Opera Presents - Family Look-In
November 19, 2011
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

See the magic of opera come to life! Join members of the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program and the WNO Orchestra to learn about the orchestra, lighting, staging, and more from some of opera’s most famous characters. This one-hour production is the perfect introduction to opera for children ages 6-12 and their families.

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December 2011

Virginia Opera Presents - Hansel and Gretel
December 2 and December 4, 2011
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Fairfax, VA
http://www.vaopera.org/

Recital of Winterreise
Friday, December 30, 2011
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Walker Chapel Church
4102 North Glebe Road
Arlington, Virginia

Everyone is invited to are invited to attend a Recital of Winterreise hosted by the Opera Guild of Northern Virginia. (OGNV) Winterreise, the greatest of all Art Songs will be performed by Jose Sacin, Artistic Director of OGNV and acclaimed baritone with his colleague Michael Baitzer from the Washington National Opera.

Donations appreciated.

If you send in a donation of $10 or more to the Opera Guild before December 25, you will be sent a Guild Study Guide to enrich your attendance.
Send your donations to
Opera Guild of Northern Virginia
4620 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22207
Make check to OGNV.

For Questions: Contact Miriam at 703-536-7557 or mcdm1@verizon.net

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February 2012

Virginia Opera Presents - Orphée
February 10 and February 12, 2012
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Fairfax, VA
http://www.vaopera.org/

That’s Amore Valentine’s Day Concert
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Doors Open at 6:00 for Refreshments & “Shopping.”
Concert begins at 7:00 PM Sharp
4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22203

Sponsor: Opera Guild of Northern Virginia
Performances by:
Jose Sacin, baritone/Director
Manuel Gallegos, Tenor
Alvaro Rodriguez, Tenor
Eduardo Castro, bass-baritone
Melissa Mino, soprano
Kelsey Pehrsson, soprano
Lindsey Rapp, soprano
Ashley Allen, mezzo-soprano
Pianist, Michael Parker

Suggested Donations with Reservation
Members and their Guests- $10/seat
Non-Members-$20/seat

Suggested Donation at Box Office
All - $28 Donation/seat

Valentine's Day Concert Flyer

Washington National Opera Presents - Così Fan Tutte
February 25 - March 15, 2012
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production: Seattle Opera
In Italian with English supertitles

Futral, Pokupic, Prieto, Tahu Rhodes, Shimell, Kemoklidze
Conductor Auguin, Director & Design Miller

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March 2012

Washington National Opera Presents - Plácido Domingo Celebrity Series: Angela Gheorghiu
March 3, 2012
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

"Talented, glamorous, and every bit the diva, Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu is a star" (Billboard). Making her WNO debut, Washington audiences will have the chance to experience Ms. Gheorghiu’s magnificent voice and dazzling stage presence.

Washington National Opera Presents - An Evening with Deborah Voigt
March 17, 2012
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Get ready for a rare glimpse at another side of Deborah Voigt: it’s Broadway, baby! For this entertaining concert of show tunes from the American songbook, she will create an evening of pure magic.

Virginia Opera Presents - The Mikado
March 23 and March 25, 2012
George Mason University Center for the Arts
Intersection of Braddock Rd. and Route 123
Fairfax, VA
http://www.vaopera.org/

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April 2012

Russian Opera Concert
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Doors open 3:30 PM
Performance at 4:00 PM
United Methodist Church
715 South Glebe Road
Arlington, VA

NOTE: The location of the concert is now at the United Methodist Church
This event will not require tickets, but reservations are needed and donations to cover our costs more than welcomed.

Performances by:
Jose Sacin, Baritone
Olga Orlovskaya, Soprano
With Pianist, Michael Parker

Russian Opera Arias by
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Russian Romantic Era Composer

Arias from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin and
La Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades)

PLUS: A sing-a-long in Russian
operaguildnova@yahoo.com

Washington National Opera Presents - Nabucco
April 28 - May 21, 2012
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Company Premiere and New Production
In Italian with English supertitles

Vassallo, Boross, Panikkar, Chauvet

Conductor Auguin, Director & Set Design Strassberger

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May 2012

Washington National Opera Presents - Werther
May 12-27, 2012
Kennedy Center's Opera House
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.dc-opera.org/

Composer: Jules Massenet
Production: To be announced
In French with English supertitles

Meli, Ganassi, Foster-Williams, Robbins
Conductor Villaume

The Barber of Seville
Saturday May 19th at 7 PM
Our Lady, Queen of the Americas
2200 California St., N.W.
above Dupont Circle
http://www.InstantSeats.com/events/ocw

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini
One performance only!

Featuring:
José Sacín, Aurelio Domínguez, Elisabeth Turchi, Eduardo Castro, and Daryl Ott

With:
Gregory Buchalter ~ of the Metropolitan Opera Conducting the Orchestra of the Opera Camerata of Washington

$45, $65 (Open Seating)
$80 (Reserved)
Lavish Buffet Following Performance
Valet Parking
http://www.operacamerata.org/

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June 2012

Riverbend Opera Company Presents Verdi's Otello
June 2012
http://www.riverbendopera.com/

June 9, 7:30 PM, Falls Church, VA
Opera at Lake Barcroft

June 12, 7:30 PM, Washington, DC
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
600 M St. Southwest
Washington, DC
A Free Concert (donations accepted)

June 15, 7:30 PM, Arlington, VA
Rock Spring Congregational Church
5010 N Little Falls Rd.
Arlington, VA
$25 / $10 Students

June 17, 4:00 PM, Fairfax, VA
Providence Presbyterian Church
9019 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, VA
$25 / $10 Students

Opera Camerata of Washington presents The Barber of Seville Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Organization of American States – Hall of the Americas
Constitution Avenue & 17thStreet, NW
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.operacamerata.org/cameratamain.html

The Opera Camerata of Washington Cordially Invites You to a Fundraising Gala Production of The Barber of Seville
by Gioacchino Rossini
featuring José Sacín, Elizabeth Treat, Pablo Henrich-Lobo, Daryl Ott, Iván Amaro, Katy León, and Gregory Hoyt
Maestro Gregory Buchalter
Conducting the Orchestra of The Opera Camerata of Washington

$95 Rear Unreserved/$125 Front Reserved

Summer Opera Concert
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Doors open 3:30
Performance at 4:00 PM
Arlington United Methodist Church
716 South Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22202

Proceeds Support Children’s Opera Productions
This event will not require tickets, but please consider a donation to OGNV to support our endeavors.

Performances by:
Jose Sacin, Baritone
Maria Pollicina, Soprano
Michael Parker, Accompanist
Special Guest: Carl Rosenthal, Tenor

The Musical Agenda

A Variety of Beautiful Opera Arias
Jose Sacin is a nationally-known baritone and is the Artistic Director of the OGNV’s performances. He has worked with the Washington National Opera, Opera de Lima, Baltimore Opera, Opera Camerata of Washington, Caramoor Opera Festival, and recently at Opera International at Strathmore Hall.

Maria Pollicina began her career at the Australian Opera, and had a great success as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello. She sings in operas and concerts in both Europe and in the United States, and recently won acclaim as Abigaille in Verdi’s Nabucco.

The Castleton Festival at the Hylton “Gershwin and Company: An All-American Evening”
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Merchant Hall
Hylton Performing Arts Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, Va. 20110
http://hyltoncenter.org/

The young artists of the Castleton Festival perform “Gershwin and Company: An All-American Evening,” a musical celebration of the American spirit, under the baton of world-renowned Maestro Lorin Maazel. Pianist Kevin Cole joins the orchestra for a riveting performance of George Gershwin’s most popular work, “Rhapsody in Blue.” The Chicago Tribune said, “When Cole sits down at the piano, you would swear Gershwin himself was at work … Cole stands as the best Gershwin pianist in America today.”

Ticket prices: $30, $45, $60

Wolf Trap Opera - Mozart's Don Giovanni
Friday, June 29, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrap.org/Opera.aspx

New production, sung in Italian with supertitles
Approximate running time: 3 hours

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July 2012

Riverbend Opera Company Presents Children in the Mist a horror opera
July 2012
http://www.riverbendopera.com/

Music and Libretto by Sean Pflueger
based on the short story entitled The Mist by Stephen King
Three Performances In July
As Part of Capital Fringe Festival

July 13 -- 6:00 PM
July 18 -- 8:00 PM
July 21 -- 2:00 PM

All Performances in Gala Hispanic Theater

The Castleton Festival at the Hylton Grand Opera in Concert: Puccini’s “La Bohème.”
Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Merchant Hall
Hylton Performing Arts Center
10960 George Mason Circle
Manassas, Va. 20110
http://hyltoncenter.org/

Hylton Performing Arts Center proudly presents a concert version of this beloved, heartrending opera from the Castleton Festival featuring the esteemed Lorin Maazel conducting the Castleton Festival Orchestra. Unencumbered by sets and elaborate costuming, this spectacular concert version allows the audience to be mesmerized by the Castleton Festival Orchestra and singers performing the beloved music of this heartrending opera. A children’s choir from Manassas will accompany the Castleton Festival artists.

Ticket prices: $30, $45, $60

Wolf Trap Opera - From Bel Canto to Can Belto
Jul 15, 2012 3 pm
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrap.org/Opera.aspx

Songs by Italians and Italian-Americans
A recital with Steven Blier and a quartet of singers from the 2012 Wolf Trap Opera Company
Approximate running time: 2.5 hours

Wolf Trap Opera - Aria Jukebox
July 22, 2012 - 3:00 pm
Filene Center at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrap.org/Opera.aspx

A Filene Young Artist Showcase
Our artists sing your favorite opera highlights, with WTOC Director Kim Witman at the piano.
Come early and put your quarters in the jukebox to vote for the arias of your choice!
Approximate running time 2 hours

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August 2012

Wolf Trap Opera - Stravinsky's The Rake’s Progress
Friday, August 3; Sunday, August 5; and Saturday, August 11, 2012
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
1551 Trap Road
Vienna, Virginia 22182
http://www.wolftrap.org/Opera.aspx

New production, sung in English with supertitles
Approximate running time: 2.5 hours

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September 2012

Opera Camerata of Washington: Don Giovanni
Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 7:30 PM
In the Ambassador’s Garden
2125 Kalorama Rd., N.W.


Under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency
The Ambassador of Portugal & Mrs. Nuno Brito
The Opera Camerata of Washington
Cordially invites you to an evening of little night music in Lisbon with a production of Don Giovanni
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directed by Roger Riggle/Narrated by Stefan Lopatkiewicz

In the Ambassador’s Garden
2125 Kalorama Rd., N.W.

Maestro Gregory Buchalter
Conducting the Opera Camerata of Washington Orchestra

Cocktails/Hors d'oeuvres /Silent Auction/Desserts
Reservations Instantseats.com or (202) 386-6008
Cocktail Attire/Valet Parking
One Hundred Twenty Five Dollars

Washington National Opera: Anna Bolena
September 15 - October 6, 2012
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

A queen falls from grace as her unfaithful king plots to bring his mistress to the throne. The golden age of Italian bel canto opera shines with dark reflections in Donizetti's moving retelling of Anne Boleyn's tragedy starring Sondra Radvanovsky.

Washington National Opera: Don Giovanni
September 20 - October 13, 2012
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Regarded as one of the greatest operas ever composed, Mozart weaves the tale of the legendary rake Don Juan into a comically lighthearted (yet deadly serious) musical masterpiece. "A dark Giovanni of depth, beauty" (The Washington Times).

Washington National Opera Celebrity Concert Series: Nathan Gunn
Sun., September 23, 2012, 4:00 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Nathan Gunn "commands an operatic baritone whose mighty heft and richness confer an outsize authority on everything he touches" (The New York Times). He makes his WNO debut in concert with the WNO Orchestra, conducted by Ted Sperling.

Reading Rally II
September 23, 2003, at 2 PM
Arlington Central Library
1015 North Quincy Street
Arlington, VA 22201

OGNV President, Miriam Miller will host this event.
WHAT: This reading rally is part of the OGNV’s outreach to support Reading and the Arts in our community.
WHO: The following writers will present their latest books:

Lesley Lee Francis, American poet Robert Frost’s granddaughter, will discuss her book, Robert Frost: An Adventure in Poetry, 1900-1918. Francis traces the family's adventures from their farm years in New Hampshire through their nearly three years in England. This enchanting evocation of the Frost family's life together makes more poignant the unforeseen personal tragedies that would befall its members in later years.

Natalie Wexler, The Mother Daughter Show. The Mother Daughter Show is a DC-based satire about mother daughter relationships and private school culture that's been praised as "an amusing and perceptive look at one of the most complex human relationships during its most turbulent year."

Billie Jean Keith, A Kiss for a Yankee Dime. Keith writes about life in rural Mississippi in the 1940’s when a young journalist returns from World War II to his Mississippi hometown and tries to change the town. This young adult book bristles with southern realities, humor and fascinating characters.

ALSO

Joan Deason of the Chain Bridge Forest Book Club, will review Please Look After Mom, written by acclaimed Korean author, Kyung-Sook Shin. When 69 year old So-nyo is separated from her husband in the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mom? This book is at once an authentic picture of contemporary Korean life and a universal story of family love.

OGNV (703) 536-7557; mcdm1@verizon.net;

Washington National Opera: Don Giovanni
Sat., September 29, 2012, 7:00 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Celebrate the fifth year of Opera in the Outfield with Don Giovanni! Bring your family and friends to Nationals Park for a free live opera broadcast and relax and enjoy all that the ballpark has to offer.

Washington National Opera: Opera in the Outfield Simulcast: Don Giovanni
Saturday, September 29, 2012, 7:00 PM
Nationals Park
1500 South Capitol Street SE
Washington, DC 20003


http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Join Washington National Opera and the Kennedy Center for M&M's® Opera in the Outfield, a free, live opera broadcast of Mozart's Don Giovanni on Saturday, September 29 at 7 p.m.

Gates open at 5 p.m. Arrive early to Nationals Park to enjoy entertainment and activities including:

- Stage Fighting Demonstrations, led by Robb Hunter (Don Giovanni Fight Master and Professor of Theatre, American University)
- Flamenco Dancing Performances by Furia Flamenca, led by Estella Velez de Paredez
- A screening of the Warner Bros. cartoon "What's Opera, Doc?" starring Bugs Bunny and his nemesis Elmer Fudd
- A meet and greet with the Chief Chocolate Officer (CCO) of M&M's®, Miss Brown
- Chances to win prizes, including tickets to Kennedy Center performances
- And more!

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October 2012

Virginia Opera: “The Pearl Fishers”
Friday, October 12, 2012 at 8 pm
Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 2 pm
George Mason University’s Center for the Arts
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Va. 22030
Virginia Opera

Bizet’s dazzling opera is the spellbinding tale of friendship, jealousy, loyalty, love and religious duty. Premiering as one of his first works more than a decade before “Carmen,” this captivating opera is evidence of his great musical gifts and serves as a prelude to the brilliant work that followed. Originally set in a fishing village in ancient Ceylon, two pearl fishermen, Zurga and Nadir, whose friendship was tested years earlier over their romantic obsession with the same beautiful stranger, declare their brotherly bond in one of Bizet’s best-loved duets, “Au fond du temple saint.” But their long lost love, Leila, soon returns as a mysterious priestess, and when her true identity is revealed their deadly rivalry is, quite literally, reignited. Sung in French with English supertitles.

Tickets:
Friday – $44, $72, $86
Sunday – $48, $80, $98

2012 Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists
“In honor of Dr. Mattiwilda Dobbs”
Saturday, October 13, 2012
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Walker Chapel United Methodist Church
4102 North Glebe Road
Arlington, Virginia 22207

Mistress of Ceremony
Ms Jummy Olabanji
ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8

Honorary Chair
Ms Sheila C. Johnson, CEO
Salamander Hotels & Resorts

(Arlington, Virginia) On Saturday, October 13, 2012, The Millennium-Seat Pleasant Club of the National Capital Area (MSPNCA) of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Incorporated (NANBPWC) and the Opera Guild of Northern Virginia (OGNV) will sponsor “The 2012 Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists” in Honor of Dr. Mattiwilda Dobbs, an African-American soprano and one of the first Black singers to enjoy a major international classical career in opera. This event will be held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Walker Chapel United Methodist Church, 4102 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia 22207.

Donations and a free will offering will be accepted at this event.

For almost 77 years, the NANBPWC has advanced the interests of business and professional women of color. Vocal arts is one of the cultural areas that our Association promotes in an effort to provide experience and exposure to young adults striving to pursue a classical vocal arts career. In 1982, the Association introduced its signature program formerly known as the “Leontyne Price Vocal Arts Competition.” In 2001, the Association changed the competition name, with the endorsement and consent of Leontyne Price, to the “Vocal Arts Competition for Emerging Artists.” This competition seeks to provide a competitive arena where young talented and gifted vocal classical performing Black artists can demonstrate their artistic abilities. The contestants must be between the ages of 18-25 and prepared to perform one selection in each of the following categories: ARIAS – Opera, Cantata, Mass Requiem, Oratorio; ART SONGS – German Lied, French Art Songs; and either a Negro Spiritual or Work by a Contemporary African American Composer.

The objectives of this event are threefold: (1) To assist these artists in fulfilling their career goals, objectives, and aspirations in classical vocal arts performance; (2) To continue the legacy of cultural enrichment established by NANBPWC; and (3) To promote the OGNV’s mission of raising and fostering the awareness of the classical arts in the Washington Metropolitan area, particularly in Northern Virginia.

The Awards are as follows:
1st Place $300.00 Award
2nd Place $200.00 Award
3rd Place $100.00 Award

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November 2012

Cavalleria Rusticana & I Pagliacci At the Opera Delaware
Sunday, November 4, 2012, 2 PM

WHAT: The Opera Guild of Northern Virginia (OGNV) is hosting a fabulous day trip to Delaware to see Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci. Both are Italian verismo operas which depict common people engaged in their passionate struggles with life involving jealousy, betrayal, lust and revenge.

WHEN: Sunday, November 4, 2012
Brunch at Chelsea Tavern 11:30 AM
821 N. Market St., Wilmington, DE
Pre-Opera Talk 1 PM
Opera Begins: 2 PM

WHERE: Opera Delaware Performances take place at
The Grand
818 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

WHO: Opera Delaware presents a sterling cast of opera performers, including our own Artistic Director, Jose Sacin, who will be singing the lead baritone roles in both operas, Tonio in Pagliacci and Alfio in Cavalleria.

PRICE: $50 for BUS, $47 or $74 OPERA TICKETS, and $15-20 for LUNCH & TIPS

A bus will transport people from Northern Virginia leaving in the AM.
First pick up will be at the Madison Community Center on Old Glebe Road in Arlington. 3829 N. Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22207.
A second pick up will be at Vinson Hall, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101.
Attendees will be returned home by bus the same evening after the opera.

CONTACT: OGNV (703) 536-7557; mcdm1@verizon.net;

Washington National Opera: In Recital: Angela Meade
Sat., November 10, 2012, 7:30 PM
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

Rising star Angela Meade makes her WNO debut with a diva program of arias in recital with piano. In a special preview of her spring 2013 performance in the full opera, the program includes Norma's famous aria "Casta Diva."

Annual Opera Guild Brunch & Concert
Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM
The Washington Golf & Country Club
3017 N. Glebe Road
Arlington, VA 22207

Please come and join us
TALENTED PROFESSIONAL OPERA PERFORMERS!

Why: To promote Opera, Music and the Arts in our community, and to acknowledge talented local performers and musicians.

Who: The Opera Guild of Northern Virginia is hosting this brunch and concert for our members and guests.

Price: $60.00 per person (members $50)
Contact: OGNV (703) 536-7557 mcdm1@verizon.net



The Honorable Loren A. Smith

The Honorable Loren A. Smith, a senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Claims, was appointed to the Court on July 11, 1985. He was designated Chief Judge on January 14, 1986 and served in that capacity until July 11, 2000 at which time he took senior status. .Judge Smith is a graduate of Northwestern University where he received his B.A. in 1966; he attended Northwestern University School of Law, receiving his J.D. degree in 1969.

Judge Smith formerly served as Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the U.S. from 1981-1985. During his tenure as Chair, Judge Smith was a member of the President’s Cabinet Council on Legal Policy and on Management and Administration. Judge Smith served as Chief Counsel and in Reagan for President Campaigns in 1976 and 1980.

Loren Smith, who lives in Arlington, VA, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is married to the former Catherine (Kitty) Yore and they have two sons, Loren Jr. and Adam. He is a member of the Bars of the Supreme Court of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; United States Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; United States Court of Federal Claims.

Judge Smith may have started his avocation as an actor in 1972 while still living in Illinois when he served as host of a nightly radio talk show called What’s Best for America? Long involved and interested in theater, Judge Smith performed with critical acclaim as the Major Domo in Don Pasquale for the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia. It is also to be noted that Judge Smith is an amateur magician. Without a doubt Judge Smith is committed to giving to his community through public service which is clearly demonstrated by his work for WETA. For years he has served on the WETA Public Television & Radio Community Advisory Council and serves on the station’s Board of Trustees. The council is made up of individuals who serve as voices of the community for WETA regarding programming, outreach services, and public activities.

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PERFORMERS

Jose Sacin
Known for his expressive voice of “liquid gold” and the “stage presence of a lion” Peruvian native Jose Sacín is considered one of the leading South American baritones of our time. He has lived in Arlington, Virginia for many years. Jose has performed and collaborated with the leading figures of the opera and music world today including; a nationally televised performance for Pope Benedict XVI alongside Placido Domingo at Nationals Stadium in Washington, DC. Jose has also performed in a multitude of operas all over the world including the roles of Silvio in I Pagliacci; the title roles of Rigoletto and Don Giovanni; Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana; Valentin in Faust; Danilo in the Merry Widow; Belcore in L'Elisir d'Amore; the Father in Hansel and Gretel; the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro; Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Angelotti in Tosca and Nerone in L'Incoronazione di Poppea. 

He has worked with the Washington National Opera, Opera de Lima, Baltimore Opera, Opera Camerata of Washington, Caramoor Opera Festival, Opera North, Bechstein Concert Series, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Wagner Society of Washington DC, Maryland Opera Society, among others.  Sacin has also made extensive appearances in Spanish Zarzuela, a form of Spanish operetta, and has started his own company, Zarzuela di Si, in the Arlington-DC community. He has appeared as a recitalist in Russia, Japan, Costa Rica, Honduras, Venezuela, Bolivia, Israel, Peru and extensively throughout the United States. Upcoming engagement are the roles of Alfio and Tonio in Opera Delaware ‘s Cavalleria/Pagliacci. Earlier this year Sacin took part in the very prestigious International Vocal Arts Institute in Blacksburg, VA and Tel Aviv.

Gina Perregrino
Italian-American mezzo-soprano Gina Perregrino made her debut as Dritte Knabe in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with the New York Lyric Opera Company. She later sang the role of Mercedes in the company's productions of Carmen. Last season, Gina performed twice this year with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall. In October, Gina performed the lead role of Dolores in Teatro Lirico of DC's production La Dolorosa, a Spanish zarzuela produced by José Sacin. She has studied with leading baritone Sherrill Milnes (Metropolitan Opera), American soprano Diana Soviero (La Scala) and acclaimed vocal coach Joan Dornemann (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Opera Paris) at the International Vocal Arts Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia. A soloist in Tuscany and Switzerland. Gina studied at the University of Siena in Italy, where she performed as a soloist with the Sessione Senese orchestra in Switzerland and in open-air concerts throughout Tuscany. She made her debut this fall as Maddalena in Verdi's Rigoletto. A recipient of the Liberace Scholarship at the Manhattan School of Music, she is currently studying with the world renowned mezzo-soprano, Mignon Dunn. Gina Perregrino is the recipient of the Manhattan School of Music Liberace Scholarship and the Marga and Arthur King Scholarship.

Michael Crabill
Michael Crabill was recently part of the GMU Opera troop which walked away with its first national-level award. The singers won for a performance of the first act finale of Too Many Sopranos, a comic opera about a group of sopranos who are vying to get into heaven. Their head opera coach was GMU Professor Michael Crabill, on piano, who also served as stage director. Crabill is a GMU faculty member of accompaniment and diction in the Music Department. He served as musical director and Head Opera Coach for the performance and helped prepare the students musically and vocally for the prize-winning competition.

Virginia Opera: “Die Fledermaus”
Friday, November 30, 2012 at 8 pm
Sunday, December 2, 2012 at 2 pm
George Mason University’s Center for the Arts
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, Va. 22030
Virginia Opera

Virginia Opera presents this delightful tale of mistaken identities, practical jokes, elegant frivolities, intoxicating revelry and plenty of freely flowing champagne. This is Strauss’ most celebrated and beloved work, and it features some of the most captivating music ever written. The story follows Gabriel von Eisenstein, who faces a short prison term, as his wife Rosalinde is pursued by a former flame. Meanwhile, Dr. Falke invites everyone to a magnificent party as part of an elaborate scheme to exact revenge on Eisenstein for a youthful prank. This offers the cunning Rosalinde an opportunity to catch her womanizing spouse in the act. On the night of the party, bafflement and hilarity ensue. This deliciously provocative work captures the height of indulgent 19th century Viennese society and is filled with gorgeous waltzes, sophisticated humor and memorable melodies sung by the glorious voices of the Virginia Opera. Sung in English with English supertitles.

Tickets:
Friday – $44, $72, $86
Sunday – $48, $80, $98

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December 2012

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD - Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito
December 1, 2012, 12:55 pm ET
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm
Local Theaters
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/liveinhd/live-in-hd-schedule.aspx

The virtuosic Elīna Garanča sings Sesto in Mozart’s drama set in ancient Rome. Giuseppe Filianoti is the noble Tito and Barbara Frittoli is Vitellia, in this handsome revival of one of the composer’s final masterpieces. Harry Bicket conducts.
Appoximate runtime: 3:13

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD - Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera—New Production
December 8, 2012, 12:55 pm ET
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Local Theaters
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/liveinhd/live-in-hd-schedule.aspx

Director David Alden’s dreamlike setting provides a compelling backdrop for this dramatic story of jealousy and vengeance. Marcelo Álvarez stars as the conflicted king; Sondra Radvanovsky is Amelia, the object of his secret passion; and Dmitri Hvorostovsky is her suspicious husband. Kathleen Kim is the page Oscar, and Stephanie Blythe sings the role of the fortune-teller Ulrica. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Approximate runtime: 3:54

Metropolitan Opera Live in HD - Verdi’s Aida
December 15, 2012, 12:55 pm ET
U.S. Encore: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Local Theaters
http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/liveinhd/live-in-hd-schedule.aspx

The Met's unforgettable production of Verdi's ancient Egyptian drama stars Liudmyla Monastyrska as the enslaved Ethiopian princess caught in a love triangle with the heroic Radamès, played by Roberto Alagna, and the proud Egyptian princess Amneris, sung by Olga Borodina. Fabio Luisi conducts.
Approximate runtime: 3:54

Angela Knight presents Circus at the North Pole
Saturday, December 15 at 7:00 PM
Battlefield High School
15000 Graduation Drive,
Haymarket VA
Tickets: $10
http://www.angelaknightmusic.com/

Come out for a night of family Christmas fun as Angela Knight presents Circus at the North Pole! Circus at the North Pole features dancing, tumblers, circus dogs, clowns, jugglers, bears, singers and more! Make sure you're on the "nice" list because we're expecting an appearance from jolly old St. Nick himself!

All proceeds from the event benefit the Angela Knight Ministries, Inc.501(c)3 nonprofit organization who's mission is to connect people to God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit through music. Her foundation has helped many local families and individuals get through the valleys in their lives.

Sleighbells Ring at the Memorial
December 18, 2012 at 7:30 PM
101 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA 22301
Free Performance - Free Parking - Metro Accessible

“Sleighbells Ring at the Memorial” A Holiday Music Concert for Children and Families. The world-renowned Alexandria Harmonizers will perform a free concert at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial.

Questions to Opera Guild NoVA
Seats are limited call to reserve
Mcdm1@Verizon.net / 703-536-7557

Washington National Opera: Holiday Family Opera: Hansel and Gretel
December 21 - 23, 2012
Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
http://www.kennedy-center.org/

The timeless fairy tale of lost children, candy treats, and an evil witch comes to life for the holiday season in this delightful WNO family production of Engelbert Humperdinck's captivating opera.

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